Chiefly
Chiefly adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies
Ordinarily and chiefly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ordinarily" instead an adverb "Chiefly".
Nearby Word: chief
Ordinarily
Ordinarily adverb - According to the usual course of things.
Chiefly and ordinarily are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "Ordinarily".
Nearby Words: ordinary, ordinariness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and chiefly
- largely and ordinarily
- regularly and chiefly
- regularly and ordinarily
- habitually and chiefly
- habitually and ordinarily
- customarily and chiefly
- customarily and ordinarily
- primarily and chiefly
- primarily and ordinarily
- mainly and chiefly
- mainly and ordinarily
- mostly and chiefly
- mostly and ordinarily
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